Flood Warning for Brazos, TX; Grimes, TX; Madison, TX
What: Moderate flooding is forecast. Impacts: At 18 feet, moderate lowland flooding begins as three channels merge into one below State Highway 21. There is widespread inundation of the floodplain in the vicinity of the gage with the river more than 1.5...
Official alert brief
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Navasota River near Normangee affecting Brazos, Madison and Grimes Counties. For the Navasota River...including Normangee...Moderate flooding is forecast.
WHAT
Moderate flooding is forecast.
WHERE
Navasota River near Normangee.
WHEN
From Monday morning to Thursday afternoon.
IMPACTS
At 18 feet, moderate lowland flooding begins as three channels merge into one below State Highway 21. There is widespread inundation of the floodplain in the vicinity of the gage with the river more than 1.5 miles wide. Long Trussel Road in northeast Brazos County below State Highway 21 becomes inundated. At 20 feet, major lowland flooding begins with massive inundation of the floodplain as the river is close to 2 miles wide and OSR become inundated one half mile on the right bank and 1.5 miles on the left bank.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
At 7:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 10.8 feet. Bankfull stage is 12 feet. Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Monday morning and continue rising to a crest of 19.2 feet Monday night. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday morning. Flood stage is 15 feet. Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 19.2 feet on 01/05/2019. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/hgx. The next statement will be issued Monday afternoon at 145 PM CDT.